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Massive tree limb comes down with a thud

September 12, 2022 by Bonnee Waldstein

Monday, September 12, was the day a tree that was threatening to “do something” for years, made a dramatic statement. Neighbors flocked to the site on the Greenway at the upward slope to Bosworth Street, adjacent to Brompton Avenue, where at around 3:35 pm, a large tree limb broke away from its trunk and fell […]

Filed Under: Greenway, Trees, Uncategorized

Trees put Glen Park in top 5 neighborhoods in SF

October 1, 2021 by Bonnee Waldstein

A new study of “tree canopy cover” ranks Glen Park fifth out of all San Francisco neighborhoods, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. It’s a metric developed by a data company, EarthDefine, which measures the percentage of total land area covered by trees. Overall, with 669,000 trees, San Francisco has very little tree cover, at […]

Filed Under: Fairmount Plaza, Glen Canyon Park, Trees, Uncategorized

Fire along San Jose Avenue

February 25, 2021 by Bonnee Waldstein

At around 10:00 a.m. this morning, a tree was in flames on the east side of San Jose Avenue going north. It was near the J-Church streetcar line stop for Glen Park. SFFD responded with multiple fire engines, trucks and an ambulance. By 11:30, the fire was extinguished, and crews were mopping up among the […]

Filed Under: Featured, Fire, Trees, Uncategorized

New (Old) Park at Fairmo(u)nt

September 16, 2019 by Heather World

The scraggly yellowed bluff where Everson Street dead ends will soon become a scenic overlook with tree-framed views of the San Francisco Bay, thanks to an anonymous donation of almost $100,000* to the Recreation and Parks Department to restore the small neighborhood open space. “We anticipate completing the work this winter,” said Nathan Tinclair, deputy […]

Filed Under: Anniversary NO, Editor's Pick, Fairmount Plaza, Miguel Street, Recreation and Parks Department, Trees, Uncategorized, Wildlife Tagged With: Editor's Pick

San Francisco and Glen Park under the microscope

May 27, 2019 by Bonnee Waldstein

  Recently, a spate of findings and ratings has been released by the San Francisco Controller’s Office and the Trust for Public Land, measuring the performance of city departments and quality of life issues. SF Controller’s Office 2019 City Survey Report  This month, the Controller’s Office came out with its biennial (2019) City Survey Report […]

Filed Under: Glen Canyon Park, Library, Neighborhood, Recreation and Parks Department, Transit, Trees, Uncategorized

Glen Park Association spring meeting wrap-up

May 8, 2019 by Bonnee Waldstein

The quarterly meeting took place in the Recreation Center on April 25. Update on crime and other matters in Glen Park Captain Hart had just come from a fire safety meeting in Diamond Heights and had some helpful information to share. There are two separate access points to Glen Canyon Park.  The official address is […]

Filed Under: Community Clean-Up, FixIt, FUF, Gardening, Glen Park Association, Greenway, Meeting Summaries, SFFD, SFPD, SFPW, Trees, Uncategorized

Hazardous tree removed

January 8, 2019 by Bonnee Waldstein

The growling of a chainsaw and the grinding of a woodchipper reverberated through downtown Glen Park today.  The Bureau of Urban Forestry of SF Public Works was removing the ficus tree in front of Critter Fritters at 670 Chenery Street.   Through the racket, arborist Joseph Heulfenhaus shouted that the reason for the measure is […]

Filed Under: Featured, SFPW, Trees, Uncategorized

Using artificial intelligence to map every tree in SF

January 2, 2019 by Bonnee Waldstein

(Note: Glen Parkers have a keen interest in the state of greening in Glen Park and the City. The following is a reprint from Curbed San Francisco) Machine learning might be able to tally trees that human labor simply can’t By Adam Brinklow Lands End.Photo by M. Ali Khan In 2017 the San Francisco Planning Department […]

Filed Under: Trees, Uncategorized

StreetTreeSF Update from Friends of the Urban Forest

December 3, 2018 by Bonnee Waldstein

So, how’s the tree trimming going now that the City has taken back responsibility for maintaining SF street trees? How long will it take to get to all of them? What does the future hold? These and other questions are addressed in the media news summary put out by Friends of the Urban Forest. Your […]

Filed Under: FUF, SFPW, Trees, Uncategorized

Tree trimming trials and tribulations

October 8, 2018 by Bonnee Waldstein

(Editor’s note: The SF Chronicle has hit the stands with another story that’s close to the hearts of Glen Parkers — the last one being about BART parking lots. We’re now linking you to this story, even though, well, it’s the Chron and is widely available for all to read…but now you can also read […]

Filed Under: Chronicle, Trees, Uncategorized

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3 weeks ago
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Meet one of the Greenway’s most diligent volunteers -- A Townsend Warbler as far as Google knows. Progress in removing invasive oxalis is going well, but work remains! As the sun comes out, please join us at the Glen Park Greenway Native Meadow (between Lippard and Brompton Streets) to carefully remove invasive oxalis plants. Email our oxalis remediation lead, Kathy Keller at greenway@glenparkassociation.org if you can help! ... See MoreSee Less

Meet one of the Greenway’s most diligent volunteers -- A Townsend Warbler as far as Google knows. Progress in removing invasive oxalis is going well, but work remains! As the sun comes out, please join us at the Glen Park Greenway Native Meadow (between Lippard and Brompton Streets) to carefully remove invasive oxalis plants. Email our oxalis remediation lead, Kathy Keller at greenway@glenparkassociation.org if you can help!
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3 weeks ago
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Join us THURSDAY JANUARY 19 at the Glen Park Association Quarterly meeting. We'll be in-person at the Glen Park Rec. Center at 6:30 PM. Our agenda includes:

-- A special presentation from QuitCarbon,
-- Meeting the new owners of @canyonmarket ,
-- Learning more about projects at @sfrecpark & @sfpublichealth, and
-- Electing 2023 GPA officers.

Have you renewed your membership for 2023 yet? Help keep our neighborhood vital by joining today at www.glenparkassociation.org/glen-park-association-membership/
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Join us THURSDAY JANUARY 19 at the Glen Park Association Quarterly meeting. Well be in-person at the Glen Park Rec. Center at 6:30 PM. Our agenda includes:

-- A special presentation from QuitCarbon, 
-- Meeting the new owners of @canyonmarket , 
-- Learning more about projects at @sfrecpark  & @sfpublichealth, and
-- Electing 2023 GPA officers.

Have you renewed your membership for 2023 yet? Help keep our neighborhood vital by joining today at https://www.glenparkassociation.org/glen-park-association-membership/
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